Where does “bonker” come from?
bonker (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.
bonker (English): One who bonks
Definitions
- One who bonks
Ancestry of “bonker”, step by step
bonker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |
via Old Norse bunki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bunki | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bunkô | crowd; heap, pile; bump, lump |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |
via English bonk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bonk | To strike or collide with something; To have... |